I have a confession to make. First off, for anyone who is reading this but doesn’t know me personally, we have 5 children and we adopted the two youngest in 2004. That means we started the process in the later part of 2002. So we’ve been in this “world” for 14 years. But back to … Continue reading 31 Cups of Coffee–a Project
Month: October 2016
Books, Covers and Stories
In light of everything that is going on these days – violence, protests, hurricanes, elections, charges, counter charges, lies, counter lies, it’s enough to make you sick….. It’s also enough to make me think that my mother just might have been right. At least once. Okay, really, she’s been right a lot longer than that. … Continue reading Books, Covers and Stories
Hurricane Matthew–the aftermath
A number of my friends and acquaintances who live and work in Haiti have posted videos and pictures of what the disaster zone in Southern Haiti looks like. In an effort to help people remember that this is not an overnight disaster, I’m going to occasionally share them here. The video below came from Michael … Continue reading Hurricane Matthew–the aftermath
The Earthquake of 2010 and Why It Still Matters
So, a month ago, the earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12, 2010 was indisputably the largest and most deadly natural disaster to ever hit Haiti, to ever hit the Caribbean and to hit the entire… Source: The Earthquake of 2010 and Why It Still Matters
Livesay blog: Primum non nocere – First, do no harm
This showed up on my Facebook memories feed today. Tara wrestles with hard issues and does it well. I desire reform in the area of ethical practices that go above and beyond to protect vulnerable, materially poor, marginalized, and often times uneducated first mothers/families. Even if we cannot agree how that reform should be … Continue reading Livesay blog: Primum non nocere – First, do no harm